poikilo-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. poikiloblastic adj.

Forms: 1800s– poecilo- (rare), 1800s– poekilo-. Before a vowel poikil-.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ποικιλο-.

Etymology: < ancient Greek ποικιλο-, combining form (in e.g. ποικιλόμορϕος variegated) of ποικίλος many-coloured, variegated, various ( < the same Indo-European base as Sanskrit piṃś- to cut, trim, prepare, adorn, piś- to hew out, carve, adorn, Avestan paēs- to decorate, Old Church Slavonic pĭsati to write, pĭstrŭ multicoloured, Lithuanian piešti to draw, and faw adj.); compare -o- connective. Compare poecilo- comb. form.Formations are found from the late 19th cent., earliest modelled on German formations (e.g. poikilothermal adj.). Compare French poecilo- (see poecilo- comb. form). Compare earlier poikilitic adj.

Forming chiefly scientific terms with the senses ‘variegated’, ‘variable’. Often opposed to analogous words in homoeo- comb. form.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	poikilo-
释义	poikilo-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. poikiloblastic adj. Forms: 1800s– poecilo- (rare), 1800s– poekilo-. Before a vowel poikil-. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ποικιλο-. Etymology: < ancient Greek ποικιλο-, combining form (in e.g. ποικιλόμορϕος variegated) of ποικίλος many-coloured, variegated, various ( < the same Indo-European base as Sanskrit piṃś- to cut, trim, prepare, adorn, piś- to hew out, carve, adorn, Avestan paēs- to decorate, Old Church Slavonic pĭsati to write, pĭstrŭ multicoloured, Lithuanian piešti to draw, and faw adj.); compare -o- connective. Compare poecilo- comb. form.Formations are found from the late 19th cent., earliest modelled on German formations (e.g. poikilothermal adj.). Compare French poecilo- (see poecilo- comb. form). Compare earlier poikilitic adj. Forming chiefly scientific terms with the senses ‘variegated’, ‘variable’. Often opposed to analogous words in homoeo- comb. form. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < comb. form
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